Author Archives: Gmc

Well I got home a little frustrated with this Camino, so I took this week to look at all the pictures and revisit the moments those pictures captured. My conclusion now is that I have been comparing this journey to much to my previous one along the French Way. I don’t think this is fairContinue reading “Reflection on the Portuguese Coastal Way”

So I haven’t posted last two days as I was enjoying just living in Santiago, grabbing the odd coffee, beer, tortilla, and sampling some of the delicacies of Galicia. I still believe I made the right decision for me in getting the train from Pontevedra and have no regrets not walking the final three days.Continue reading “Santiago – Chilling for three days!”

Ahh No! I didn’t walk 64km in one day. I got up and decided I had enough of this camino so walked to the train station and got a 20minute train to Santiago. Best decision ever! I can’t quite put my finger on it exactly but this camino just didn’t do it for me. ItContinue reading “Pontevedra- Santiago 64 km”

Short one tonight folks as I am tired, didn’t have a great evening and just want tomorrow to begin and I can get a step closer to Santiago. Lovely trail to Pontevedra and thoroughly enjoyed the walk apart from large groups getting in the way, only walking small parts of the camino and staying inContinue reading “Cesantes – Pontevedra 20km”

Well we left Vigo a little late this morning after a cracking night out for dinner with our American friends Lyndsey and Caeley. Perhaps a few too many drink were taken and I certainly needed a kick start to get me going. Free breakfast at the hotel included black coffee, a croissant, slices of cheeseContinue reading “Vigo – Cesantes 15km”

Today went quickly. Stephen booked accommodation for tonight and when he checked it this morning he realised he had booked the wrong dates so he quickly got another hotel booked in the centre of Vigo instead. It was two km further than we had originally planned so handy enough. Coming out of Sabaris we ranContinue reading “Sabaris – Vigo 19km”

After getting a back and neck massage by the hostel massage therapist Matthias last night I woke up feeling a lot more relaxed today. My shoulder gave me minimal pain today and still feels good now while I write this. Today went very quick and after a first 5km we stopped at a cafe playingContinue reading “Viladesuso – Sabaris 18km”

Moledo was a nice little town. I had a nice couple of pints outside a wee bar while waiting to get checked in to my albergue. Portuguese take their siesta between 1-3pm and I arrived at two so the woman behind the bar (who looked like the grumpy old witch in every childhood book IContinue reading “Moledo – Viladesuso 20km”

I put on my man pants today and got up at 6:30 am and was out the hotel door at 7:15. The new shoes had me bouncing about the streets of Viana trying to find a way out of the bloody place. A few wrong turns and probably an extra km going back on myself,Continue reading “Viana do Castelo – Moledo 24km”

Today I had a lazy day. My feet needed a rest and I had a fair bit of nerve pain in my shoulder from carrying the rucksack and previously from slipping on the front door step and landing on awkwardly on my arm back in November. It’s really feckin sore after a long hike andContinue reading “Viana do Castelo – Viano do Castelo 0km”